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Abalones . ; ; 2 . Frontispiece 
Listening to the smooth- ipa shell; Triton variegatus . 19 
Pilgrim wearing his badge of knighthood . » 22 
The legend of the Tyrian dye. d : . ; - 28 
The comb of pearl . : ‘ : F : : yee 
““One-seated shallops whose boatmen have departed” . <7 cee 
Hydroids and jelly-fish . ‘ : : : : : - | 236 
Pearl-producing shells. ‘ ; ; . 64 
The mermaid’s lace . : : ; ca hates 
The argonaut . - ‘ : of 
Scheveningen shell-gatherer . ; : ; : : . 106 
A sea lily. : : : : : : Pye | 
Fishing for sea cucumbers in the Philippine Islands; Holo- 
thuride . : : ; : ; : : : ‘pokis 
Barnacles . ; : : : : ; d : : x 18 
A fan gorgon; Hermit crab . : : : : : 4 dot 
Ianthina communis, or violet snail, with fioat supporting 
eggs; Patella vulgata; Empty shell of Ianthina; Ensis 
ensis, or razor shell . ; : ‘ ; : . 139 
Conus textile; Conus imperialis ; Oliva ee Oliva por- 
phyrea; Phasianella ventricosa; Murex princeps . » lot 
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